Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita was 1,510 current US$ per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1960–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1,510 current US$ per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.9% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 2,229 current US$ per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13.48 current US$ per person, in 1962.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.8 current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 14.84 current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 1962 | 13.48 current US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 1963 | 16.27 current US$ per person | +20.7% |
| 1964 | 30.65 current US$ per person | +88.4% |
| 1965 | 32.8 current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 38.38 current US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 1967 | 42.41 current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 48.75 current US$ per person | +14.9% |
| 1969 | 41.6 current US$ per person | -14.7% |
| 1970 | 44.63 current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 52.06 current US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 1972 | 54.61 current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 97.55 current US$ per person | +78.6% |
| 1974 | 257.17 current US$ per person | +163.6% |
| 1975 | 229.44 current US$ per person | -10.8% |
| 1976 | 315.45 current US$ per person | +37.5% |
| 1977 | 331.04 current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 314.52 current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 482.82 current US$ per person | +53.5% |
| 1980 | 716.12 current US$ per person | +48.3% |
| 1981 | 768.23 current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 582.29 current US$ per person | -24.2% |
| 1983 | 461.05 current US$ per person | -20.8% |
| 1984 | 406.25 current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 353.6 current US$ per person | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 255.03 current US$ per person | -27.9% |
| 1987 | 296.31 current US$ per person | +16.2% |
| 1988 | 281.24 current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 331.49 current US$ per person | +17.9% |
| 1990 | 417.75 current US$ per person | +26.0% |
| 1991 | 380.46 current US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 386.66 current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 352.94 current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 359.92 current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 374.56 current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 447.47 current US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 1997 | 467.07 current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 353.79 current US$ per person | -24.3% |
| 1999 | 433.14 current US$ per person | +22.4% |
| 2000 | 719.65 current US$ per person | +66.1% |
| 2001 | 652.3 current US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 639.26 current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 778.73 current US$ per person | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 955.03 current US$ per person | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 1,192 current US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 2006 | 1,382 current US$ per person | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 1,546 current US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 2,117 current US$ per person | +36.9% |
| 2009 | 1,220 current US$ per person | -42.4% |
| 2010 | 1,639 current US$ per person | +34.3% |
| 2011 | 2,070 current US$ per person | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 2,229 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 2,050 current US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 1,905 current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 1,220 current US$ per person | -35.9% |
| 2016 | 1,051 current US$ per person | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 1,196 current US$ per person | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 1,412 current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 1,243 current US$ per person | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 911.1 current US$ per person | -26.7% |
| 2021 | 1,328 current US$ per person | +45.8% |
| 2022 | 1,797 current US$ per person | +35.3% |
| 2023 | 1,510 current US$ per person | -15.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +163.6% | 97.55 current US$ per person | 257.17 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.5 current US$ per person | 13.48 current US$ per person | 48.75 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 217.93 current US$ per person | 44.63 current US$ per person | 482.82 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 445.16 current US$ per person | 255.03 current US$ per person | 768.23 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 397.38 current US$ per person | 352.94 current US$ per person | 467.07 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,120 current US$ per person | 639.26 current US$ per person | 2,117 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,601 current US$ per person | 1,051 current US$ per person | 2,229 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,387 current US$ per person | 911.1 current US$ per person | 1,797 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 19 Germany 20,334 current US$ per person compare
- 20 Sweden 18,496 current US$ per person compare
- 21 Naoero 17,831 current US$ per person compare
- 22 Greenland 17,683 current US$ per person compare
- 23 Iceland 17,174 current US$ per person compare
- 24 Hungary 16,476 current US$ per person compare
- 25 Lithuania 14,895 current US$ per person compare
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Merchandise trade 47.2% (2025)
- Food imports 11.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 60.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 1.70 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 4.1% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 23.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 1.79 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,163 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 1,510 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,229 current US$ per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.48 current US$ per person in 1962.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.